Contribution from Bride Commissioners to NCAS from 1st April 2025

Authority	Department of Infrastructure
Date received	2025-04-02
Outcome	All information sent
Outcome date	2025-04-29
Case ID	4558485

Summary

The request sought details on the financial contribution from Bride Commissioners to the Northern Civic Amenity Site (NCAS) and related correspondence since January 2025. The Department of Infrastructure disclosed all information, including emails confirming the agreement, the transfer of contingency funds, and the signed contract for site operation.

Key Facts

Bride Commissioners agreed to an amicable arrangement with the Department of Infrastructure regarding the NCAS.
Ramsey Town Commissioners will operate the site under contract to the Department.
Funds built up by the NCAS Committee are to be transferred to the Government as contingency.
Local authority payments are anticipated to be made on a quarterly basis.
A signed contract for the payment for the use of the site was exchanged in late March 2025.

Data Disclosed

1st April 2025
1st January 2025
19 March 2025
17 Mar 2025
31 March 2025
28 March 2025
23 pages
2 documents

Original Request

It has been publicly announced that Bride Commissioners have agreed an amicable agreement with the DOI in relation to the Northern Civic Amenity Site. Please provide the agreed financial contribution from Bride and the basis of this value including any and all correspondence between Bride Commissioners and the DOI regarding this contribution since 1st January 2025.

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Full Response Text

From: Bridecommissioners To: Robinson, Jeffrey Subject: Re: Northern Civic Amenity Site Date: 19 March 2025 10:26:23 Caution: This email is from an external sender. Please take care before opening any attachments or following any links. Hi Jeff, Do you have direct number I could call you on please Thank you Sent from my iPhone On 17 Mar 2025, at 08:50, Robinson, Jeffrey Jeffrey.Robinson@gov.im wrote: Northern Local Authorities- Civic Amenity Site Dear All, I am delighted to confirm that, thanks to your support, the Department will continue the operation of the Northern Civic Amenity Site. As you know the plan remains that Ramsey Town Commissioners will operate the site under contract to the Department. The Attorney General’s Chambers is working on draft contracts. I anticipate local authority payments will be made on a quarterly basis, which I think is the current arrangement. I suggest that the funds built up by the NCAS Committee are transferred to Government as contingency and these funds can be ring fenced by the Department and transferred back to the new entity when it is decided how the site will be operated after this first year. Thank you for your continued support and Rita I look forward to a positive year ahead. Jeff Robinson Deputy Chief Officer Department of Infrastructure Isle of Man Government WARNING: This email message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. You must not copy or deliver it to any other person or use the contents in any unauthorised manner without the express permission of the sender. If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail, please delete it and notify the sender as soon as possible. No employee or agent is authorised to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of any of the Departments or Statutory Boards of the Isle of Man Government with any party by e-mail without express written confirmation by a Manager of the relevant Department or Statutory Board. RAAUE: S’preevaadjagh yn çhaghteraght post-l shoh chammah’s coadanyn erbee currit marish as ta shoh coadit ec y leigh. Cha nhegin diu coipal ny cur eh da peiagh erbee elley ny ymmydey yn chooid t’ayn er aght erbee dyn kied leayr veih’n choyrtagh. Mannagh nee shiu yn enmyssagh kiarit jeh’n phost-l shoh, doll-shiu magh eh, my sailliu, as cur-shiu fys da’n choyrtagh cha leah as oddys shiu. Cha nel kied currit da failleydagh ny jantagh erbee conaant y yannoo rish peiagh ny possan erbee lesh post-l er son Rheynn ny Boayrd Slattyssagh erbee jeh Reiltys Ellan Vannin dyn co-niartaghey scruit leayr veih Reireyder y Rheynn ny Boayrd Slattyssagh t’eh bentyn rish. From: Bridecommissioners To: Robinson, Jeffrey Cc: Bride Commissioners Subject: Fwd: Northern Civic Amenity Site- Contract Date: 31 March 2025 11:27:28 Attachments: Singed Contract.pdf Caution: This email is from an external sender. Please take care before opening any attachments or following any links. Hi Jeff, My chairman has signed the contract for the CA site. Will you be putting out a statement regarding this? Thank you Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Date: 31 March 2025 at 10:58:55 GMT+1 To: Bridecommissioners bridecommissioners@manx.net Subject: Re: Northern Civic Amenity Site- Contract Reply-To: Attached is signed contract On Mon Mar 31 2025 Bridecommissioners bridecommissioners@manx.net wrote: ---------- Original Message ---------- Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Robinson, Jeffrey" Jeffrey.Robinson@gov.im Date: 28 March 2025 at 12:09:36 GMT To: Bridecommissioners@manx.net Subject: Northern Civic Amenity Site- Contract

Dear Please find a copy of the contract for payment for the use of the Northern Civic Amenity Site as previously discussed. I am sorry everything is a little last minute. I would be grateful if you could review, sign, and return it at your earliest convenience. Jeff Robinson Deputy Chief Officer Department of Infrastructure Isle of Man Government WARNING: This email message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. You must not copy or deliver it to any other person or use the contents in any unauthorised manner without the express permission of the sender. If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail, please delete it and notify the sender as soon as possible. No employee or agent is authorised to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of any of the Departments or Statutory Boards of the Isle of Man Government with any party by e-mail without express written confirmation by a Manager of the relevant Department or Statutory Board. RAAUE: S’preevaadjagh yn çhaghteraght post-l shoh chammah’s coadanyn erbee currit marish as ta shoh coadit ec y leigh. Cha nhegin diu coipal ny cur eh da peiagh erbee elley ny ymmydey yn chooid t’ayn er aght erbee dyn kied leayr veih’n choyrtagh. Mannagh nee shiu yn enmyssagh kiarit jeh’n phost-l shoh, doll-shiu magh eh, my sailliu, as cur-shiu fys da’n choyrtagh cha leah as oddys shiu. Cha nel kied currit da failleydagh ny jantagh erbee conaant y yannoo rish peiagh ny possan erbee lesh post-l er son Rheynn ny Boayrd Slattyssagh erbee jeh Reiltys Ellan Vannin dyn co-niartaghey scruit leayr veih Reireyder y Rheynn ny Boayrd Slattyssagh t’eh bentyn rish. From: Bridecommissioners To: Robinson, Jeffrey Subject: Fwd: Northern Civic Amenity Site- Contract Date: 31 March 2025 12:47:56 Caution: This email is from an external sender. Please take care before opening any attachments or following any links. Hi Jeff, I know we signed this but it also says commercial waste? Is this right too? Should have asked this before sending back really but just need to clarify? Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Bridecommissioners bridecommissioners@manx.net Date: 31 March 2025 at 11:43:31 GMT+1 To: Jeffrey Robinson Jeffrey.Robinson@gov.im Subject: Fwd: Northern Civic Amenity Site- Contract Hi Jeff, Justine noticed an error on the contract. The address at the top is incorrect and you’ve put the address for Ballaugh Commissioners. You may need to change it although the address in the main contract is correct. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Bridecommissioners bridecommissioners@manx.net Date: 31 March 2025 at 11:26:41 GMT+1 To: Jeffrey Robinson Jeffrey.Robinson@gov.im Cc: Bride Commissioners bridecommissioners@manx.net Subject: Fwd: Northern Civic Amenity Site- Contract Hi Jeff, My chairman has signed the contract for the CA site. Will you be putting out a statement regarding this? Thank you everything is a little last minute. I would be grateful if you could review, sign, and return it at your earliest convenience. Jeff Robinson Deputy Chief Officer Department of Infrastructure Isle of Man Government WARNING: This email message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. You must not copy or deliver it to any other person or use the contents in any unauthorised manner without the express permission of the sender. If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail, please delete it and notify the sender as soon as possible. No employee or agent is authorised to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of any of the Departments or Statutory Boards of the Isle of Man Government with any party by e-mail without express written confirmation by a Manager of the relevant Department or Statutory Board. RAAUE: S’preevaadjagh yn çhaghteraght post-l shoh chammah’s coadanyn erbee currit marish as ta shoh coadit ec y leigh. Cha nhegin diu coipal ny cur eh da peiagh erbee elley ny ymmydey yn chooid t’ayn er aght erbee dyn kied leayr veih’n choyrtagh. Mannagh nee shiu yn enmyssagh kiarit jeh’n phost-l shoh, doll- shiu magh eh, my sailliu, as cur-shiu fys da’n choyrtagh cha leah as oddys shiu. Cha nel kied currit da failleydagh ny jantagh erbee conaant y yannoo rish peiagh ny possan erbee lesh post-l er son Rheynn ny Boayrd Slattyssagh erbee jeh Reiltys Ellan Vannin dyn co- niartaghey scruit leayr veih Reireyder y Rheynn ny Boayrd Slattyssagh t’eh bentyn rish. From: Robinson, Jeffrey To: Subject: Fwd: Northern Civic Amenity Site Date: 22 April 2025 13:56:36 Attachments: image001.png Fyi

Sent from Workspace ONE Boxer ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bridecommissioners bridecommissioners@manx.net Date: 13 March 2025 at 15:50:53 EET Subject: Re: Northern Civic Amenity Site To: Robinson, Jeffrey Jeffrey.Robinson@gov.im Cc: Commissioners Bride bridecommissioners@manx.net Caution: This email is from an external sender. Please take care before opening any attachments or following any links. Dear Jeff, Can I firstly thank you for coming to Bride last week and your attempt at making some kind of effort to untangle this mess that is the Northern Civic Amenity site. As you know Bride Commissioners did not feel the site was being run in an open and transparent manner and as such, decided to withdraw on 31st March 24 after years of raising concerns with the committee. Since then, without Brides involvement, the site appears to have been allowed to become operationally even worse. Brides ratepayers are currently enjoying a much better provision at a much reduced cost which my Commissioners have been happy to implement for the last 12 months. Following a hastily convened meeting this week, the commissioners took some time to read and discuss your proposal. They are acutely aware that mr Hooper will be attempting at all costs to force ratepayers into a position of hugely increased costs if his clause goes through. It is unfortunate that he feels increasing the financial burden of ratepayers at a very strategically difficult time is the way forward. Bride do not. Anyway. With regard to your proposal, Bride Commissioners have agreed to the original proposal sent out in Sept 23 where £11900 per annum will be paid for from Rate payers funds for Brides share of the 24/25 CA site. The overall opinion was that, as you stated a way forward would be found in that 12 months without resorting to forcible measures implemented by Mr Hooper, the Commissioners are and always have been open to that discussion. Thank you again Kindest Regards Clerk Sent from my iPhone On 12 Mar 2025, at 20:22, Bridecommissioners bridecommissioners@manx.net wrote: Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Robinson, Jeffrey" Jeffrey.Robinson@gov.im Date: 6 March 2025 at 12:05:51 GMT To: Bridecommissioners@manx.net Subject: FW: Northern Civic Amenity Site Dear As you will know, the Department has engaged with various parties regarding the possibility of keeping the Northern Civic Amenity Site open for the next financial year (2025/26). A proposal has been made that if all the local authorities with an interest in the Northern Civic Amenity Site paid the Department their share of the operational costs, then the Department would seek to contract the management of the site to Ramsey Town Commissioners, or another suitable operator, to operate the site on behalf of the Department. I appreciate that time is of the essence and as such, I would be most grateful if you could please confirm by close of business on Thursday 13th March 2025, if you are willing to pay your share of the operational costs £11,900 to the Department. This will enable, subject to contract and the agreement of all relevant local authorities, the services of a Civic Amenity Site for your residents over the next year. Please note that all the relevant local authorities must accept this offer to make the proposal feasible; if this agreement cannot be reached by all parties, then your planned closure of the Northern Civic Amenity Site on the 31st March 2025 will stand.

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